Animated Gif Screensaver on S60 3rd Edition FP1
I’ll start out my first blog entry here with a tip for those of you with an S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 device (for example, Nokia N95, N76, and future FP1 devices). Have you ever seen a great animated Gif image on the web and thought, I wish I could use that image as a screensaver? Well now you can!
Just save a Gif image or send an animated Gif to your S60 3rd Edition FP1 device. Then open the Themes application, Select Power saver, Select Animation, Select Animation file, and choose the Gif image that you would like to use as your screensaver. After you’ve selected the desired image you can also adjust how long you want the animation to be displayed. Press Back then wait in anticipation for your new screensaver to appear.
If you get tired of the animation you chose it can be changed by Pressing Options -> Change then choose another gif.
Note: This also works with non-animated Gif images but animated Gifs tend to look cooler. =)
This is a great way to show off your favorite cartoon, actor, movie, musician, or whatever you like! Now that you know this trick what are you’re favorite Gif images that you plan to use as your screensaver? I’ve only tried this on the Nokia N95 so for those of you out there that have other S60 3rd Ed. FP1 devices (ie. N76) let us know if this also works for you. Feel free to leave your answer and what favorite animation you’ve chosen in the comments.
As I’m new around here I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Kevin Korpi, and I work in the Multimedia team based in Tokyo, Japan. In my daily work I am a software test engineer, this means I get to test some of the latest software on S60 devices. Not only do I test these devices at work, but I also use them in my personal life. With S60 I enjoy taking photos, listening to audio podcasts, watching video podcasts, and browsing the web. In this blog I will be posting tips and tricks as well as information on new S60 applications.
Outside from work I play video games on my Wii and Nintendo DS; tinker with GNU/Linux on my home computers; and read up on blogs and tech sites about the latest technology and web trends. Many of those blogs and tech sites have been added to the newly organized Links area on the lower right side of the blog. My fellow blogger Carol and I will be covering many aspects of S60 in hopes of helping you, our readers, learn new and useful things about S60 software and cool things you can do with your S60 device.
Great Tip Kevin… FYI you can also use animated flash images in .swf format as well.
You’re absolutely right Darla. Mobile flash .swf files can be used as a screensaver also.
Thanks for the comment.
I wonder how such screensaver influences battery life ;).
It’s good to see Nokia is starting to have the simple things in the mobile world like GIF screensavers without the need of 3rd party software.
Sony Ericsson and others have been doing that for a while now, and I was shocked that Nokia’s previously didn’t support this feature.
Two other things I would like to see also featured as standard on Nokia handsets is the ability to use GIF animations as standby image and SWF.
Not good for the old battery etc, but who cares.
the 6280 does use animated gif as standby screen and i am a litlle disappoiting my N95 doesn’t.For such a device…
Hi Kevin,
I tried it on the N76. There doesn’t seem to be a way to set the main screensaver… only the screensaver for the cover.
Derek.
Derek Santibanez, please get in touch with me by email. Your assistance may be required.
Paul Williams
when i go to change my animation it says no files